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Beginning of WWI
WW1 breaks out in Europe. President Wilson decides to keep the U.S. neutral at the beginning of the war. However, it is short lived as tensions between the U.S. and allied countries quickly grow, eventually pulling America into the war (America enters WW1). Retrieved from: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/america-enters-world-war-i
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First Cross-Country Phone Call
The first transcontinental phone call between San Fransisco and New York occurs. Inventor Alexander Graham Bell and his assistant Thomas Watson made the call consisting of "Mr. Watson, come here, I want you." (Caryl-Sue, 2013). The call was made through sound input on one end being converted through electrical signals, then being reverted back to sound on the other end. Retrieved from: https://www.nationalgeographic.org/thisday/jan25/first-transcontinental-telephone-call/ -
National Park Service
President Wilson signs the National Park Service into effect. He passed a law enabling the parks to exist in conservation, preserving the natural lands and habitats. This also protected the lands so they could be enjoyed by millions. Retrieved from: https://www.nps.gov/americasbestidea/templates/timeline.html
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Zimmerman Telegram
The Zimmerman Telegram was sent from Arthur Zimmerman in German and intended to arrive in Mexico City. The telegram said that Mexico should declare war on the border of the U.S. If Mexico did so, they would be allowed to expand their territory (Andrews). The telegraph was intercepted in Britain and the U.S. proceeded to use it as propaganda and entered WW1. Retrieved from: https://www.history.com/news/what-was-the-zimmermann-telegram -
Prohibition
The 18th amendment passes prohibiting the consumption, production and sale of alcohol. This lead to the creation of many secretive and underground bars (speakeasies) where people could still drink. Enforcing prohibition led to a rise in crime due to bootlegging alcohol. Retrieved from: https://www.history.com/topics/roaring-twenties/prohibition#section_4
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League of Nations
The League of Nations is formed after the Treaty of Versailles. The League allowed nations to come together do discuss disputes and hopefully maintain peace(The League of Nations). While the idea came from President Wilson, the U.S. never joined the league. Retrieved from: https://history.state.gov/milestones/1914-1920/league
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Women Can Vote
The 19th Amendment is passed allowing women the right to vote. Before hand, women had been petitioning, organizing, and picketing in order to gain the same voting rights as men. The amendment was first introduced in 1878 but wasn't passed until 1920. Retrieved from: https://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=false&doc=63
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Emergency Quota Act
The Emergency Quota Act was signed into effectiveness by President Harding. This act restricted the amount of immigrants that could enter the U.S. per year to 357,000 people. Only 3% of an existing ethnic group could be admitted into the states Retrieved from: http://www.american-historama.org/1913-1928-ww1-prohibition-era/1921-emergency-quota-act.htm
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Indian Citizenship Act
Congress passes the Indian Citizenship Act allowing all Native Americans to be declared citizens of the United States. Before this Act, citizenship was only granted to Native American with half or less Native blood. Retrieved from: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-indian-citizenship-act
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The Great Depression
The Great Depression was caused by the plummeting of the stock market causing panic on Wall Street. Many people lost their jobs or went into substantial debt. Agriculture took a hit too as the Dust Bowl occurred during the same period. Retrieved from: https://www.history.com/topics/great-depression/great-depression-history
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Amelia Earhart
Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly a plane across the Atlantic Ocean. She did the flight solo, non-stop from Newfoundland to Ireland. The distance totaled over 2000 miles. Retrieved from: https: //www.history.com/this-day-in-history/earhart-completes-transatlantic-flight
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The New Deal
The New Deal is passed by President Roosevelt aiming to help American suffering from the Depression.Through the New Deal, many other programs were established to boost the economy, the job market, and the prices of items. Retrieved from: https://www.history.com/topics/great-depression/new-deal
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21st Amendment
The 21st Amendment is passed lifting the prohibition. The idea was that lifting the ban on alcohol would allow for more jobs to be created and more money to be back in circulation. The reintroduction of alcohol was hopefully going to boost the economy. Retrieved from: https://constitutioncenter.org/interactive-constitution/amendments/amendment-xxi
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Social Security Act
The Act provided financial support for older aged individuals (retired). Enables States to allocate more funds to elderly individuals, disabled, welfare, etc. Retrieved from: https://www.ssa.gov/history/35act.html
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Summer Olympic Games
USA's African American runner, Jesse Owens wins four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany. Adolf Hitler was in attendance and trying to prove his idea of Aryan superiority making Owens' winnings more victorious. Retrieved from: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jesse-Owens
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Neutrality Act of 1939
The U.S. declares it neutrality in WW2. Germany, under Hitler's reign had begun to invade Poland and other European countries. Retrieved from: https://history.state.gov/milestones/1921-1936/neutrality-acts
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The Manhattan Project
The Manhattan Project was the group that eventually created the atomic bombs later in WW2. Yet when it was created, it was more of a presentation to the President about what atomic bombs could do and how they could be (and were) used in combat. Retrieved from: https://www.britannica.com/event/Manhattan-Project
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Attack on Pearl Harbor
Japanese forces attack the Pearl Harbor Naval Base in Honolulu, HI effectively bringing the U.S. into WW2. Close to 2,500 soldiers, sailors, and civilian were killed in the attacks and around 1000 more were injured. Retrieved from: https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/pearl-harbor
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Executive Order 9066
Executive Order 9066, signed by President Roosevelt, imprisoning 110,000 Japanese Americans in relocation camps in California. After the Pearl Harbor attacks, Japanese Americans were imprisoned to ensure further safety of the U.S. during WW2. Retrieved from: http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/5154/
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Normandy Invasion, D-Day
Over 150,000 American, British, and Canadian troop land on the shores of Normandy area France. By August, France, along with other small European countries, had been liberated by Germany. The Allies had defeated Nazi Germany. Retrieved from: https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/d-day
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Atomic Bombs
The U.S. creates and drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan then Nagasaki, Japan three days later. The bombs cased wide-spread destruction and Emperor Hirohito to surrender. Retrieved from: https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/bombing-of-hiroshima-and-nagasaki
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